Days after the death of her sister Bernie, Record agony aunt Coleen Nolan made the poignant tweet: “Didn’t think I’d find a reason to smile for a while, so thank you @andy_murray for making it happen today! Bernie would have loved it!Xx”

Prime Minister David Cameron watched the match from the Royal Box and must have been relieved to see the supposed “Cameron curse” on British sports stars had been broken.

He tweeted: “Brilliant performance – an amazing day for Andy Murray and an incredible day for Britain.”